re: Andrew Del Piero can definitely play pro(Posted by rxbtjxnes on 1/12/13 at 9:39 pm to diehardfan)

you were probally 3 when Shaq played freshman ball at LSU, Shaq had little Baseket ball skills, just ask Dale Brown, but with his size and height plus brains, he was able become a great college player who never got to the big game, his technique was acttually perfected in the pro's,

I was much older than 3 and I remember it well. As raw a skill set as Shaq had at that time are you really even making a passing comparison between Shaq as a frosh and ADP now?

If ADP had a couple of more years to develop his footwork, get in better shape and just get some repititions, yes...I think with his size he could play some decent Euro level pro ball.

Heck, I imagine even next year he could latch on with some lower level foreign pro league. I would guess there would be some teams that would roll the dice to try to develop him over time and it looks like he has the work ethic to make a go of it.

re: Andrew Del Piero can definitely play pro(Posted by rxbtjxnes on 1/13/13 at 4:45 pm to Tiger Ugly)

I'm not saying that he will ever be as good as Shaq was after Shaq left LSU, the years that Shaq played we had the best players in the nation but we couldn't get to the sweet 16, but big Del is a work in progress

I haven't been able see his hook close up. Does he put a good amount of spin on it? A good amount of Spin is the key to the jump hook and sweeping hook. Because in order to spin it ,the arm automatically is made to be straight up. Spinning dictates straightning of the arm (elbow under the ball). If he learns to take one bounce and two steps across the lane and SPIN. it up, he would be dangerous. And the time he got his shot blocked a few games ago- he just needs to realize when you turn (at a stand still)with the shooting arm-turning in first . You're not able to stun or knock back(got to feel defender initially) the defender-like you can do,when you turn/lead with the arm that you're not shooting with. The reason it was blocked the defender had space to see what AD was about to do and he had time to jump and put a hand in balls path. When turning with shooting arm in first situation, the pump FAKE is the thing to do. There's another way to hand that if your got Shaq type lowered shoulder and hands.

I've only seen a few games this year and he actually surprised me. I think he has real potential too. All big guys look clumsy when they're young like him. With that name, he'll make a euro team for sure

He has some skills. He needs to develop his body to the extent that he can. I admire the guy, and you have to give Johnson and Jones credit for allowing him to play; most coaches would not have done this.